I was looking around at some stuff on portalgraphics.net and found a bunch of drawings by a guy named kajiji. This guy is amazing, he draws/paints everything on a single layer... It's just incredible. So I got the openCanvas replays for his work and watched them closely and I think I've managed to pick up a bit of his technique. This was done all on a single layer in openCanvas 3. It's not even close to being as good as kajiji's work, but I think it came out alright. This version is actually cropped. The full version is 1280 pixels long, since I made this for a website I run. Please do not use this artwork for anything without my permission first.
Wow This is very well done. Must have taken a painstakingly lone time to highlight the individual leaf tones. The colours are not vibrant which gives a tone of mystery. The details are well done, although you could have added some depth by varying the background colour beyond the opacity. Overall great bang up job my friend!